Daily Trivia Quiz #54 - Questions about Sports and Athletes

 

Daily Trivia Quiz  #54 - Sports and Athletes

1. Which NBA side did Cheryl Miller's brother Reggie play for?
    
2. Which 30-plus player won his first golf Major at the 1998 US Masters?
    
3. What is the nickname of record-breaking sprinter Maurice Greene?
    
4. Where were the last Olympics of the 20th century in the USA held?
    
5. How many 20th century Olympics were held in Los Angeles?
    
6. Who came second when Donovan Bailey won 100m gold?
    
7. What type of golfers compete for the Curtis Cup?
    
8. How long was swimmer Michelle Smith-de Bruin banned for  attempting to manipulate a drugs test?
    
9. In basketball, where do the Suns come from?
    
10. In what decade did Bill Shoemaker ride his first winner?
     
11. Which cartoon and film character is the nick name of super athlete Michael Johnson?
     
12. Greg Norman is known as the Great White what?
     
13. Which country did 70s star Lassie Virren come from?
     
14. In which city is the US "Tennis Open held?
     
15. Who, back in 1920, was the first football player to be traded?
     
16. Which golfer was Europe's leading money winner of 1998?
     
17. Who did Joe DiMaggio play for throughout his career?
     
18. In football, what do the letters NFL stand for?
     
19. The Davis Cup is competed for in which sport?
     
20. Who was ejected in the men's basketball final in 1972?
     
21. Who was Joltin Joe?
     
22. Which movie star was an Austrian Junior Olympic Weight lifting Champion?
     
23. What sport is staged at Roland Garros?
     
24. Where was Larry Bird from -- which gave him his nickname?
     
25. What is the nationality of athlete Donovan Bailey?
     
26. Where in Massachusetts is the oldest American marathon race?
     
27. In which sport did Andre's dad Mike Agassi compete n the Olympics?
     
28. In basketball, where do the Wizards come from?
     
29. Which team did Hakeem Olajuwon join in 1984?
     
30. Which Major-winning British golfer split from his coach David Leadbetter in 1998?
     
31. Peter Nichol became the first Brit in 25 years to win the British Open in which sport?
     
32. In football, what position is WR?
     
33. Which springboard was invented in the USA in the 1930s?
     
34. In which event did an individual first win four successive gold medals?
     
35. How many players per team can be on the field for any play in the NFL?
     
36. The Hawaii Ironman Championships are in which sport?
     
37. Which Mark was captain of the European 1999 Ryder cup team?
     
38. Billy Crystal had a full college scholarship in which sport?
     
39. Which Jennifer won Olympic gold in tennis in 1992?
     
40. In baseball, when a team is pitching how many players do they have on the field?
     
41. In which event did Michelle Smith de Bruin win bronze in 1996?
     
42. Where does Sumo wrestling originate from?
     
43. Which legendary American golfer played his last British Open in 1995?
     
44. Athlete Zola Budd was born in which country?
     
45. Which Spaniard won two US Masters in the 80s?
     
46. In which decade did the Super Bowl begin?
     

Daily Trivia Quiz #54 -  Sports Trivia Quiz Answers

1. Indiana Pacers.
2. Mark O'Meara.
3. Kansas Cannonball.
4. Atlanta.
5. Two.
6. Frankie Fredericks.
7. Women golfers.
8. 4 years.
9. Phoenix.
10. 1940s.
11. Superman.
12. Shark.
13. Finland.
14. New York.
15. Bob Nash.
16. Colin Montgomerie.
17. New York Yankees.
18. National Football League.
19. Tennis.
20. Dwight Jones  & Dvorn Edeshko.
21. Joe DiMaggio.
22. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
23. Tennis.
24. French Lick, Indiana.
25. Canadian.
26. Boston.
27. Boxing.
28. Washington.
29. Houston Rockets.
30. Nick Faldo.
31. Squash.
32. Wide receiver.
33. Trampoline.
34. Discus.
35. 11.
36. Triathlon.
37. James.
38. Baseball.
39. Capriati.
40. Nine.
41. 200m butterfly.
42. Japan.
43. Arnold Palmer.
44. South Africa.
45. Seve Ballesteros.
46. 1960s.